Lu Qingyan was amused by her appearance. She opened her mouth to say something when she saw Qian Xiaomei leading a very thin old lady and a thin child, along with big and small bags, upstairs.

"You two are basking in the sun here." When Qian Xiaomei came up, she looked at the two people basking in the sun at their own doorsteps and greeted them with a smile.

"Yes, you brought your mother-in-law and child back?" Lin Chunhua knew that Qian Xiaomei had taken a train back to her hometown to pick up her mother-in-law and child a few days ago. Now, looking at an old lady and a little boy, she knew that they had been brought back.

"Yes, I've brought her back. You two can chat first while I go home to pack." After Qian Xiaomei finished speaking, she put the bag in her hand on the ground, took out the key from her pocket, opened the door, let her mother-in-law and the child go in first, and then she picked up the bag and went into the house.

"Ah, you said that families with a son are good. For example, in my family, I have many sisters-in-law after I get married. Every day I am busy with one thing or another." Seeing that Qian Xiaomei's mother-in-law spoke softly, Lin Chunhua envied her and couldn't help but say to Lu Qingyan:

"If you don't do enough work, people will start looking for trouble, day after day, without any peace or quiet."

"So after you got married, you've been living with your mother-in-law in the countryside?" When Lu Qingyan heard this, she imagined the scene and immediately shuddered.

If she were to live with such a large family, it would be better to eat her directly. The thought of it makes me shudder.

"Yes, in the countryside, parents don't split up the family as long as they are still alive. So after I got married, even though Chen Dong was away from home all year round, I took the children and went with my parents-in-law, and they lived together." Lin Chunhua nodded and said, then looked at Lu Qingyan and asked, "I see that Captain Gu treats you so well, so I guess you guys are not like that, right?"

Although Lin Chunhua said this, she didn't think so in her heart. After all, nowadays, as long as the parents are still alive, the family should not be divided. If one forces a division, he is basically an unfilial son.

"After I got married, my parents-in-law said that we were going to split up the family. They said they were just waiting for Gu Mingze to get married, otherwise they would have split up long ago." Lu Qingyan didn't want others to think too much about her, so she gave the reason when she said she was going to split up the family.

"Ah? That's really good of you. You and Captain Gu didn't even say anything, and your parents-in-law were able to separate the family property?" Lin Chunhua couldn't believe it even if she was beaten to death. There were actually such good parents-in-law who took the initiative to separate the family property without their son saying anything. This was really rare in the countryside.

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"Well, we didn't agree at first, but my parents-in-law said that we would live in the same yard after the separation anyway, so we don't have to separate now and cause unpleasantness in the future." Lu Qingyan lied without thinking.

"Then how much pension do you give every year?" Lin Chunhua was envious and even a little jealous. She rolled her eyes and said

"I don't know about this either. My Gu Mingze didn't tell me." Seeing her like this, Lu Qingyan knew that this person was jealous of her, so she shook her head and said that she didn't know.

"Captain Gu didn't tell you about this important matter?" Lin Chunhua didn't believe that Captain Gu listened to his wife so much that he would not tell her about this important matter.

"Is this a big deal? Giving money to parents for retirement is a normal thing. Besides, Gu Mingze earns so much every month, it's only right for him to give more to his parents. After all, his parents raised him so much." Everyone knows how to say nice things. Seeing that the other party was still asking her, Lu Qingyan picked out the nice things to say and said them all.

"Yes, sister, that's right. Our man earns so much a month, so we should give our parents more. Look at me. In order to prevent my mother-in-law from suffering in my hometown, I directly brought people to the army." Qian Xiaomei had just finished cleaning the house and came out with a basin of dirty water. She happened to hear Lu Qingyan's words and interrupted her.

"You are different from us. Captain Chen is your only son. If you don't bring your mother-in-law here, you will be unfilial." Lin Chunhua still remembered that Qian Xiaomei refused to lend her honeycomb coal. When she heard her words, she sneered back.

"Then what you said is not right. In our hometown, parents will follow the son who has a promising future." Qian Xiaomei sneered when she heard this.

"It depends on the situation. For example, my husband only earns so little money every month, and my parents-in-law have to leave half of it. Given this situation, we want to bring them over, but we don't have the conditions." Lin Chunhua's face turned bad after hearing this, but she still said stubbornly:

"My husband is the second oldest child in my family, so it's not our turn to take care of the elderly. Also, we give them money every month, so isn't that equivalent to us supporting them?"

"That's different. Giving money is giving money, and receiving it is receiving it. How can they be mixed up?" Qian Xiaomei curled her lips when she heard this.

"Little sister, pour out the dirty water quickly. Xiao Linzi is hungry. I don't know how to operate the stove." Qian Xiaomei's mother-in-law heard her daughter-in-law quarreling with someone in the house, so she interrupted them.

"Hey, mom, wait a minute, I'll be back soon." After saying this, Qian Xiaomei ran forward, poured a basin of dirty water into the toilet, rinsed the basin in the bathroom, and went back with the empty basin.

Seeing her like this, Lin Chunhua couldn't help but curl her lips, thinking: You looked down on me, and now I brought my mother-in-law here, just prepare to be tortured in the future.

Lu Qingyan watched the two people bickering and shook her head helplessly.

I thought to myself, life is so hard for women in this era. They have to serve their superiors, serve their subordinates, and then serve their men when they come back. In the end, they don't get anything good.

Then, as I was thinking about it and feeling the warmth from the sun, I felt a little drowsy and couldn't help dozing off while sitting on the stool.

When Gu Mingze came back at noon, he saw his wife sitting on a chair at the door and about to fall asleep. He hurriedly strode forward and called out carefully twice: "Wife, wake up, wake up."

"You're back?" Lu Qingyan felt someone calling her. She opened her eyes dazedly and looked at the man in front of her, yawning and asking.

"Well, if you're sleepy, go back to your room and sleep. It's almost autumn and it's a bit chilly outside. Don't catch a cold." Gu Mingze said as he reached out and carefully helped the man up.

"I can walk by myself. Please help me bring the chair into the house." After Lu Qingyan stood up, she let go of the man's hand and said as she walked into the house.

"Mom and Dad, please go to the fields. Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook for you?" Gu Mingze came back a little early at noon. It was not yet lunchtime, but he was afraid that his wife would be hungry. After putting down the chair, he washed his hands and went to cook.

"Okay, let's do a little more. I guess my parents will be back soon." Lu Qingyan raised her hand and glanced at her watch. It was 10 o'clock, so she guessed that her parents would be back soon.